I would never have correctly read the wordplay at 20 since the team concerned is not on my radar. As for 24, I am kicking myself as I remember hearing my father talking about getting the house pointed when I was a child; that said, I didn’t know that one could refer to a line/range of bricks as a course. We live and learn!

]]>By: eimihttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/03/12/independent-8239-radian/#comment-222119
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:15:56 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=56789#comment-222119Three points for a defeat, some might say.
]]>By: flashlinghttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/03/12/independent-8239-radian/#comment-222117
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:47:29 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=56789#comment-222117@K’sD if it had been by Morph you may have been onto something there
]]>By: Kathryn's Dadhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/03/12/independent-8239-radian/#comment-222115
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:21:46 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=56789#comment-222115I’ve just been minded to have another look at the solution to see if, given the theme, HUHNE and PRYCE are hidden somewhere, but I think not …
]]>By: Rowlandhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/03/12/independent-8239-radian/#comment-222109
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:09:03 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=56789#comment-222109Well put-together stuff here. Good puzzle.
]]>By: Pelham Bartonhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/03/12/independent-8239-radian/#comment-222107
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:32:09 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=56789#comment-22210718dn: I took this as outlets being sales points.
]]>By: Pelham Bartonhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/03/12/independent-8239-radian/#comment-222106
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:24:14 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=56789#comment-222106Thanks Radian for an enjoyable puzzle and RR for the blog.

19ac: A slip of the fingers in the blog here – the second anagram lead is “patchy”.

IanJ@6: You could twist 10ac to be a reference to soccer – the winning goal in a match could earn three competition points.